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REVIEW: Isle Of Wight Festival 2011

Even the weather couldn't put a dampener on the spirits of the thousands upon thousands of revelers who poured into Newport's Seyclose Park this year for the Isle Of Wight Festival 2011. Over the last ten years, the event has wormed its way into the hearts of music lovers across the country and cemented itself as one of the UK's most prolific festivals, and it's not difficult to see why - despite the rain that topped up our cocktails and ruined our boots two days out of three.

Combining talent from four decades of music, the line-up sees legends such as Iggy Pop and Joan Jett play alongside 90s Britpop god Jarvis Cocker and contemporary chart-toppers like The Kings Of Leon and Plan B. There really is something for everyone.

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The Kings, following on from a decidedly WHO-like set from sing-along-favourites Kaiser Chiefs on a grey and drizzly Friday night, surely gave the majority of the crowd whiplash, especially during their closing song - an explosive, crowd-pleasing rendition of Sex On Fire, which may be 'overplayed' on the airways but still manages to over-excite anyone who hears it at a live music event.

Saturday begins bright and sunny and it was time for GLAMOUR to shrug out of the plastic poncho and into their oversized sunnies. The Main Stage is where it's at today. We set up camp early and refuse to move - aside from trips to the bar for more cocktails. Second day highlights include a toe-tinglingly good set from synth-pop duo Hurts, whose beautiful renditions of Illuminated and Better Than Love still stick in the head, as does the moment yummy front man Theo dramatically threw white roses into the crowd duringStay- pop and poetry rolled into one. An especially hyped up and ever-naked Iggy And The Stooges takes to the stage next, getting most of the audience who've been lazing in the sun to their feet, and even dragging Foo Fighters front man Dave Grohl on to the stage to rock out with him during Shake Appeal.

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However, the highlight of the weekend for GLAMOUR.com came from Pulp, playing their first UK festival date in a decade. Jarvis Cocker, who still looks like a science teacher but has all the sleazy moves of an experienced lap dancer, is as charming, droll and lanky as ever. Sexy tracks Feeling Called Love and This Is Hardcore have the audience feeling the love while commercial successes Common People and Disco 2000 make for some memorable crowd-pleasing moments as everyone, old and young, gets caught up in the nostalgia.

The Foo Fighters, surely the only act who could follow Pulp successfully, kick proceedings up a notch to close Saturday with a high-octane, hit-packed set that includes Monkey Wrench, Prentender, Learn To Fly and a particularly screeching Best Of You, which can no doubt be blamed for the loss of many voices. Their closing track, Everlong, is a gorgeous as ever.

Sunday is a wash-out but still a blast. The rain starts in the early hours and doesn't stop, not even for headliners Kasabian who close the festival with an electrifying set that includes two new songs, Velociraptor and Switchblade Smiles. Still, even the torrential downpour and a muddy field that Glastonbury itself would have been proud of didn't dampen the spirits of the crowds, who don their ponchos to catch great sets from Plan B and Beady Eye.

Miss the Isle Of Wight 2012 at your own peril. This festival just seems to get better and better.